Strainer



- Nov. 24,1925. v 1,562,492

A. BROWN STRAINER v Filed March 19, 1924 WITNESSES [N VEN TOR A TTORNEYSPatented Nov. 24, 1925.

UNETED STTEEi PATENT QFFECE' ABBAM BROWN, OF MAYW'OOD, NEW JERSEY.

STRAINER.

Application filed March 19, 1924.

To /7 'w/HIHL 1'! only (JO/1011171,

l lo it kiiunvn that I, Am -mu. Brows} a citi- Zen of the United Statesand a rcxident of iirltiywood, in the county of Bcrg an and State of NewJersey. have invented a new and iiiproved Strainer. of which thefollowing lt-i' a full, ear and exact description.

'lhie lllVGlll'lOll rclatc:- to improvemcute in -ilruiners. and moreurticularly to milk strainers, an object ot the invention being toprovide a strainer wl'iich will. permit the milk to Pi so rapidlytheret-nrough and which will :tunction to collect sediment in the bottomof the strainer out of the path oi move ment of the milk as it is pouredinto the strainer.

A further object is to ln'o'v'ide a strainer 'h a sediment trappingdevice is lo fiated in the bottom thereo'i', over which the milk par-geeand escape-s through the screened side walls of the Strainer while thesedimen: passes under the tapping device and does not interfere with thei'l'rziiniinr of the milk nor is the mitk subjected to parseage throughthe sediment the sediment is out of the path 0! the milk.

titrainere in oriilinary use very much slow up the operation of milking;or dieposing oil the milk as it is a more or less slow or tediousprocess to pour the full); thron -2th such strainers no that the em'iloyees must wait for the islow passage of the milk through thestrainer before they can conlinue with their work. This results eitherin loss (it time or subjects the eniployee to the temptation o't pouringthe milk without straining. Furthermore, such strainers coltort sedimenton the screens or on the ma? terial through which the milk poured andthe fresh milk must pas-rs over or through this sediment in its paseage,which not desirable because it checks the How ot the mill: and,turthoruioro, subjects the milk to the contamination thereon. It is,tl'iere'tore the P11111039 of my invention to overcome the diflicultioeoi 'ainors in iiormor use and permit a rapid pouring ot the milk and acollection oi? sediment out of "he way of the milk.

A. further object is to provide a strainer which is; entirely sanitary,which is simplein construction, and which may be manufactured and soldat a reasonably low price.

tihith these and other objects in view, the invention consists ofcertain novel features ol construction and con'lbinations and ar-Eerie]. No. 2'00,238.

rangenicnte oi parts which will be more 'liully hereinafter dcsrril'icdand pointed out in the clairhe.

In the accoiupunyinp drawing w Figure 1 is a rn-srspoclire view illu.-itratiiu:; my improved strainer;

Figure in an enlarged view in transverse section through the lowerportion of the strainer 5 Figure 2 is a view in vertical or longitudinalsection through the lower portion of the strainer.

1 represents the upper and 2 the lower portion. of my improved strainer.The upper portion 1 is of conventional shape, that is, it is somewhatcylindrical at its upper portion and tapering or inclined at its lowerportion so that it may be readily positioned in a can or otherreceptacle into which the milk is poured.

The lower portion 2 ol the receptacle oi appreciably lees diameter thantie upper portion which is oi general cylindr .el .loriu and ispre'leral'ily made with a tapering bot tom 3. The walls oi the lower poion 2 are cut out. forming (){JolllllflS o'l' suitable size, over whicha screen et of any desired mesh or of" any desired material located.

A simple and neicrztble construction is to extend a ring 5 downwardlyfrom the upper portion 1 of the strainer with an upward c:-; tension (3on the bottom 2-3 and offset bars 7 which separate the openings oi? thestrainer so that the screen 1- may lie against the out side of theextremity of the bottom 3 and ring 5 and against the inner face oil thebars '7.

The bottom ii is preferably made with a downwardly olieet socket orpocket 8 at its center, receivingthe lower end of my i.m proved balllcThis; battle 9 may be of glass, porcelain or any other suitable materialnot injurious to the milk. The lower port-ion. of the halite i)constitutes a standard it) which is supported on the bottom within thepocket or ollect portion 8 and holds the battle in normal operativeposition.

The upper or main portion ol the batlle is of the same general shape incross section as the shape of the strainer and lite therein and isprovided at its edges with any desired number of segmental recesses 11through which the sediment can pass to the bottom 3 of the strainer. Theupper face of the battle is preferably tapered from its centerdownwardly to its outer edge and a handle 10' is preferably provided atthe center of the battle to facilitate its removal when it is desired toclean the same.

In operation, milk poured into the strainer flows rapidly through thescreened walls at the side thereof and the sediment which collects onthe battle 9 is carried to the outer edge thereof and flows through therecesses 11 onto the bottom 3 under the battle so that this sediment isout of the way of incoming milk and does not clog the screen, nor is itnecessary for such milk to pass through the sediment to escape.

It is thus apparent that a strainer 01" this kind will permit a largeamount of milk to rapidly flow through the strainer and will, therefore,enable the employees to rapidly dispose of their milk as it comes fromthe cows thus saving time. Furthermore, the milk will be more perfectlystrained because the sediment is out of the way. Furthermore, the deviceis entirely sanitary as the bafiie 9 can be removed and the sedimentdisposed of as occasion may require.

Various slight changes and alterations might be made in the geneal formof the parts described without departing from my invention, and hence Ido not limit myself to the precise details set forth but consider myselfat liberty to make such slight changes and alterations as fairly fallwithin the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A strainer, comprising a receptacle having a closed bottom and havingscreened outlets in its side walls, a ren'iovable portable baflielocated in the strainer and having a central post supported on thebottom oi the strainer and providing an annular space around the postfor the collection of sediment under the baltle, the upper face of saidbattle of general conical shape.

2. A strainer, comprising a receptacle having a closed bottom and havingscreened outlets in its side walls, a removable portable battle locatedin the strainer and having a central post supported on the bottom of thestrainer and providing an annular space around the post for thecollection of sediment under the bafiie, the upper face of said battleof general conical shape, said bafile of substantially the same interiordiameter as the strainer and having recesses at its edges through whichthe sediment passes onto the bottom of the strainer under the baflle.

A strainer, comprising a receptacle having screened out-lets in its sidewalls, a closed bottom on the strainer, a central depression in thebottom, a battle fitting the strainer and. having a lower extension ofreduced diameter fitting the recess in the bottom, and said battlehaving recesses in its side valls for the passage of sediment onto thebottom.

4. A strainer, comprising upper and lower portions, a closed bottom onthe lower portion, the walls of said lower portion having openingstherein, a downwardly projecting ring on the upper portion, bars fixedto the rings and the bottom and oil'set from both, a screen locatedaround the ring and the bottom and inside of the bars, and a sedimentbattle removably located on the bottom.

ABRAM BROVN.

